Aeorema Communications (AEO) Competitors

Heavitree Brewery (LON:HVT) and Aeorema Communications (LON:AEO) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is HVT or AEO more profitable?

Heavitree Brewery has a net margin of 17.99% compared to Aeorema Communications' net margin of 1.46%. Aeorema Communications' return on equity of 10.56% beat Heavitree Brewery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heavitree Brewery	17.99%	7.95%	3.05%
Aeorema Communications	1.46%	10.56%	4.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HVT or AEO?

Aeorema Communications received 12 more outperform votes than Heavitree Brewery when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.95% of users gave Heavitree Brewery an outperform vote while only 61.48% of users gave Aeorema Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Heavitree Brewery	Outperform Votes 63 64.95%	Underperform Votes 34 35.05%
Aeorema Communications	Outperform Votes 75 61.48%	Underperform Votes 47 38.52%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HVT or AEO?

Heavitree Brewery has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aeorema Communications. Heavitree Brewery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aeorema Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heavitree Brewery	£5.42M	1.40	£974.98K	£43.47	4.95
Aeorema Communications	£24.68M	0.18	£360.88K	£3.49	12.83

Is HVT or AEO a better dividend stock?

Heavitree Brewery pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Aeorema Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Heavitree Brewery pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aeorema Communications pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer HVT or AEO?

In the previous week, Heavitree Brewery had 1 more articles in the media than Aeorema Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Heavitree Brewery and 0 mentions for Aeorema Communications. Heavitree Brewery's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aeorema Communications'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Heavitree Brewery	Neutral
Aeorema Communications	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, HVT or AEO?

Heavitree Brewery has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeorema Communications has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Heavitree Brewery and Aeorema Communications tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.